Why have ninjas been banned from the UFC?

My brother told me he tried out for the UFC but they wouldn't let him fight because he has been classically trained as a ninja. This is an outrage. If they allowed a ninja in the octagon he would start choking people and and kicking people in the face like there's no tomorrow. I demand that the UFC lift the boycott... show more My brother told me he tried out for the UFC but they wouldn't let him fight because he has been classically trained as a ninja. This is an outrage. If they allowed a ninja in the octagon he would start choking people and and kicking people in the face like there's no tomorrow. I demand that the UFC lift the boycott on all forms and genuses of ninjitsu masters. This will greatly increase viewer ship and make the world a much safer place.

Update: Ninjas are very moral and highly trained. Their days as true assassins are over. My brother would be totally cool at weigh in.

Update 2: No Ninjas?! They are not some lost tribe of people! My brother is a ninja. I'm probably going to be one someday. Get your nomenclatures right. And clean the sh!t out of your eyes.

Update 3: If you meant there are no ninjas allowed in the UFC you are right and I meant no disrespect. BUT if you meant ninjas are and were never real, you have some growing up to do.

Update 4: My brother wasn't lying. He approached the UFC people and said he is prepared to fight anyone. As soon as he mentioned he is a classically trained Ninja they said that practice was banned from the UFC. He was basically told NINJAS NEED NOT APPLY! AND THAT'S A FACT!!

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Best Answer: Ninjas were banned after the first couple surprise attacked their opponents at the weigh ins. Ninjas use the element of surprise to defeat their opponents, face to face fighting isnt their thing.

P.S. Tell your bro that just because he has ninja turtle p.j.s doesnt make him a ninja...Or better yet get him some superman pjs and tell him that he can fly

ninjitsu is not banne din the olympics there have been a few guys in it most guys dont use it since the only technigues truly strickly ninjitsu is that they have the ability to escape which no does no real use in a cage or ring but the kicks punches and submissions they use are perfectly leagl in MMA and the UFC.

Also your brother lied you dont "try out" for the UFC the UFc will offer mma fighters contracts after they ahve fought in other promotions such as king of the cag, IFL etc. if the UFC thinks a guy is good enough and has a good enough record they will offer him a fight

"Those poor guys probably forced into the ring" That's your first mistake. Nobody is forcing these guys to do anything. They enter competitions because they want to. Most have been training martial arts or combat sports such as karate, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiujitsu, and wrestling for a good portion of their lives. The enter an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) competition, work their game against the other guy, then shake hands and go home. Usually they're back in the gym within a week, preparing for their next fight. And they love it. Most guys look forward to the day when they can make enough money to quit their day job and train full time. "break their jaws off" Haha... another mistake. The most common injuries in MMA are bruises and cuts on the face, maybe a broken hand or concussion. And unlike football and hockey players, when they get a concussion, they don't come back after a week because they're afraid of losing their spot. MMA has a better safety record than boxing, skiing, gymnastics, football, motor sports, water sports, and cheerleading. "making huge profit out of their misery" I cannot overstate this: MMA fighters do what they do because they love it. Yes, there are hardships involved. Yes, they get hurt and sometimes injured. But most of these guys could have any other job they want. Rich Franklin gave up being a math teacher to pursue this. Carlos Newton, MD, runs a geriatric clinic, and still finds time to fight. Nick Thompson took his bar (law) exam the day after a big fight, and continues to fight. The best quote I've heard for this comes from Phil Baroni: "[I fight because] I can't sing, I can't dance, and it beats working for a living".

Either your brother is lying to you (you don't try out for the UFC) or you are lying to us. Either way this is a ridiculous question and my answers are that true ninja's do not exist anymore, unless you count Navy seals, snipers, green berets, or marine force recon.

Your brother is not nor will he ever be a true ninja, and niether will you. You may train what is called Ninjitsu, however that is like saying me learning to drive makes me a nascar driver.

Grow up, turn of fthe television, and get out and experience life. i agree with Drew get him some superman PJ's instead..

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Actually they have fought in the UFC and still do fights in MMA to this very day. In the early days of the UFC they had two guys from Robert Bussey's Warrior International fight and Robert Bussey was awarded as a pioneer of reality martial arts by the Gracies. The guys from Bussey's camp are called Scott Morris and Steve Jennum. Jennum was the only decent one with being the only alternate to win a title in UFC history and losing a fight to former IFL coach Marco Ruas. The only one still doing it and openly saying his style of fighting is Ninjitsu is Hardee Merritt from Stephen Haye's To Shin Do Ninjitsu Dojo. There is an organization called SWAN that sponsors and trains Ninjitsu fighters to fight in local MMA events in their prospective state and as well as hosts their own MMA tournaments with SWAN Ninjitsu fighters. But if he wants to follow in the footsteps of another famous Ninjitsu fighter named Frank Dux which the movie Bloodsport is based on he can try out for the Kumite. The requirements for entering the Kumite is that you must be a Black Belt with verifiable training plus filling out a membership application and a fighter's application before you receive the "private invitation" for your participation. But if he wants to do MMA really bad and try out for the UFC or WEC there is a website called MMA Recruiter.com that post links to upcoming local MMA events throughout the US and some promotions have emergency fighter acceptances to fill their fight card quickly and to make a quick name for themselves using MMA Recruiter.com. It's really depends on who you know and how connected they are to the big time promoters that can vouch for your fighting expertise in a certain combat sport's rules to make them and you some money. Good luck with your guys goal of using Ninjitsu in MMA and you're probably going to use MMA Recruiter.com more than what you guys think until he gets a good fan base or gets accepted to at least do the Ultimate Fighter show.